Newton - Science and Technology

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  • Newton (unit), SI unit of force named after Isaac Newton
  • Newton scale, temperature scale devised by Isaac Newton
  • XMM-Newton, orbiting X-ray observatory named after Isaac Newton
  • Newton (platform), a hardware-software platform developed by Apple, Inc.
  • Newton OS, an operating system for the Apple Newton
  • Newton Game Dynamics, a free physics engine for simulating rigid bodies in games and other real-time applications

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